Baseball Recap: Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian Has No Trouble Against Murray County Central

Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian barely beat Murray County Central the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Flying Dutchmen blew past the Rebels 13-1 on Tuesday. With that win, the Flying Dutchmen brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.

Trevin Prins was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Prins was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian let Blake Schultz and Cameron Fenske run wild. Schultz went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Fenske went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian is undefeated when Schultz posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Logan Bleyenberg was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Murray County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.

Looking ahead, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Murray County Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.